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CancerCare's free Connect Education Workshops are a way for people to learn about cancer-related issues from the convenience of their home or office. Leading experts in oncology provide the most up-to-date information in these workshops to help you and your loved ones better understand and cope with your cancer diagnosis, treatment options, quality-of-life concerns, treatment side effects, pain management, doctor-patient communication and other important topics.
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- Overview of Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- The Important Role of the Caregiver in Communicating with the Health Care Team
- Your Important Role in Decision Making
- Taking on the Role of Caregiving
- What Research Tells Us About Caregivers
- Caregiving for Your Loved One with Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Challenges in Communicating with the Health Care Team
- Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Prepared List of Questions, Quality-of-Life Concerns, Discussion of OpenNotes & Follow-Up Appointments
- Coping with Each Day, On Special Occasions, Holidays & Birthdays
- Managing Family & Friends
- Long Distance Caregiving
- Self-Care & Stress Management Recommendations to Manage the Stress of Caregiving
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Updates on the Treatment of Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Novel Treatment Therapies
- Clinical Trial Updates
- How Research Offers Additional Treatment Options
- Biomarkers, Diagnostic Testing & Genomics: Why They Are So Important
- The Role of Precision Medicine in Improving Treatment Decisions
- Sequencing of Treatments
- Tips to Prevent & Manage Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
- Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team, Including Lifestyle & Quality-of-Life Concerns
- Practical Strategies to Cope with Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- How to Find the Financial, Emotional & Social Supports to Cope
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- The Difference in Triple Negative Breast Cancer for Black/African American Women
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer & African American Women
- The Role of Surgery
- Precision Medicine & Treatment Sequencing
- Current Standard of Care
- New Treatment Approaches
- Clinical Trial Updates
- How Clinical Trial Participation Contributes to Treatment Options
- Tips to Manage Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Neuropathy, Discomfort & Pain
- Follow-Up Care Plan
- Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns
- Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Follow-Up Appointments
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Fear of Recurrence
- Concerns That Cancer May Come Back
- Events That May Trigger Fear of Recurrence: Living with Continuing Uncertainty
- Promoting Effective Health Care Communication
- Making Informed Treatment Choices
- Follow-Up Care
- Tips for Coping with Fear of Recurrence
- Balancing Reality with Stress Management Tips
- Using Mind Body Techniques to Cope with Fear of Recurrence
- How to Select the Mind Body Techniques That are Best for You
- Communicating with Your Health Care Team About Quality-of-Life & Lifestyles Concerns
- Guidelines for Preparing for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & OpenNotes Discussion
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2025 Annual Meeting: Triple Negative Breast Cancer Updates
- New Research on Triple Negative Breast Cancer Presented at ASCO
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer-Specific Treatment Updates
- Young Adults & Older Adult Updates
- Updates on Clinical Trials in Advancing Treatment Choices
- The Increasing Role of Diagnostic Testing, Biomarkers & Genetic Testing in Informing Treatment Options
- Investigational New Therapies in Clinical Trials
- New Developments in the Prevention & Management of Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort, Quality of Life & Pain
- Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
- Guidelines for Preparing for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Adherence, Follow-Up Care & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- What Occurs at the ASCO Annual Meeting
- Breast Cancer Updates from ASCO
- Brain Tumor Updates from ASCO
- Quality-of-Life Updates from ASCO
- Ovarian Cancer Updates from ASCO
- Pain Management Updates from ASCO
- Prostate Cancer Updates from ASCO
- Doctor-Patient Communication from ASCO
- Head & Neck Cancer Updates from ASCO
- Prevention & Management of Treatment Side Effects from ASCO
- Sarcoma Updates from ASCO
- Wrap-Up of Part I of ASCO 2025
- Overview of Cancer & the LGBTQI+ Community, Including HIV & HPV
- The LGBTQI+ Community’s Disproportionate Cancer Burden
- Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap, Including Mistrust of Health Care Providers
- Barriers to Health Care Access, Including Discrimination
- Health Care, Cancer Screening, Palliative & Supportive Care, Affordable Housing, Gay Men & Lesbian Cancer Issues
- Transgender/Gender-Nonconforming People’s Cancer Concerns
- Challenges for LGBTQI+ Caregivers
- Social Security Disability Benefits for LGBTQI+ People Living with Cancer
- Military Service & the LGBTQI+ Community
- Practical, Financial, Emotional & Social Concerns
- Cancer Resources for the LGBTQI+ Community
- Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts
- Definition of a Caregiver
- What Research Tells Us About Children as Caregivers’ Well Being
- Children as Caregivers
- Children as Caregivers for a Sibling
- Children as Caregivers for a Parent
- Children as Caregivers for a Grandparent
- Children as Caregivers for an Older Adult
- Children as Caregivers for a Younger Adult
- Children as Caregivers for Cancer Survivors
- Children as Caregivers for a Friend
- Care Coordination as a Child Caregiver
- Coping with Holidays, Birthdays & Special Occasions
- Managing Family, Friends & Traditions
- The Important Role of Long-Distance Children as Caregivers
- Practical Tips for Managing Children’s Caregivers’ Stress
- How to Provide Support for Children as Caregivers
- The Long Term Effects of Children as Caregivers
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- How Being a Member of Diverse Communities May Impact Your Access to Oncology Care, Treatment, Management of Treatment Side Effects, & Pain Management
- What to Expect from Your Relationship with Your Health Care Team: Is Your Health Care Team Providing You with Equitable, Excellent Care
- What to Consider When Selecting a Cancer Care Team & Treatment Facility - Languages Spoken & Diversity of the Health Care Team
- What Is Cultural Humility & How Your Care Team Practices Cultural Humility
- When to Seek a Second Opinion: Finding the Best Care
- How to Request Copies of Treatment & Pathology Reports - Your Encounter Notes
- Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About Your Treatment Plan
- How to Self-Advocate with Health Care Staff: Languages Spoken, Disability Services & Other Barriers to Health Equity
- Health Literacy: How to Become More Knowledgeable & Satisfied with Your Care
- Your Important Role in Shared Decision-Making
- Tips to Communicate with Your Health Care Team to Determine if They are the Best Team for You
- Guidelines to Improve Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Biomarker, Genomic & Diagnostic Testing: Grade & Hormone Receptors
- Standard Treatment Options, Including Targeted Therapy
- How Biomarker Testing Informs Treatment Decisions
- New & Emerging Targeted Treatments
- Updates on Investigational New Drugs in Clinical Trials
- How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options
- What’s New in the Prevention & Management of Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort, Neuropathy, Pain & Long-Term Effects
- Guidelines to Prepare for Telemedicine/Telehealth Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About Quality-of-Life Concerns
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Understanding the Future of Cancer Research & Clinical Trials
- Increased Focus on Earlier Detection & Treatment of Cancer
- Health Care Disparities Research
- Enhanced Knowledge of the Molecular Portrait of Cancer
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Driven Approaches for Diagnosis & Treatment of Cancer
- Microsatellite Instability (MSI): Mutations in DNA Mismatch Repair Genes – Implications for Treatment
- Immunotherapy
- CAR T-Cell Therapy
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors & Blockade
- Monoclonal Antibodies
- Cancer Treatment Vaccines
- Immune System Modulators
- Targeted Immunotherapies
- Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (RPT)
- Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs)
- Robotic Surgery
- Additional Focus on Lifestyle, Exercise, Nutrition & Hydration
- Increasing Role of Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Disproportionate Burden of Cancer & Infectious Diseases on People of Color
- Social Determinants of Health, Including Languages Spoken, Health Literacy, Culture, Race, Gender Orientation, LGBTQI+, Religion, Access to Medical Care
- Influence of the Local & Regional Environment in Which You Live
- How Race May Impact Your Access to Oncology Care, Treatment, Management of Treatment Side Effects & Pain Management
- Tips to Find Your Best Care Team
- Access to Cancer Treatment in the LGBTQI+ Community
- The Role of Housing, Cost of Cancer Treatment & Follow-Up Care on Your Health
- Food & Pharmacy Deserts
- Food Insecurity: Tips to Increase Your Access to Health Promoting Nutrition
- Job Commitments, Access, Transportation to Treatment & More
- How Telehealth May Help in Advancing Your Health Equity
- Tips to Cope with Health Care Disparities: Valuing Your Identity
- Guidelines to Communicate with Your Health Care Team
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Current Standard of Care
- New Treatment Approaches
- Updates on Clinical Trials
- How Clinical Research Increases Your Treatment Options
- Biomarkers, Diagnostic Testing & Technologies: Why They Are Important in Informing Treatment Decisions for Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptom, Discomfort & Pain
- Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns
- The Increasing Role of Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments
- Guidelines for Preparing for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Quality of Life Concerns
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- The Meaning of Work
- Talking with Your Health Care Team About Work
- Managing Your Cancer Treatments While Working
- Understanding Your Legal Protections in the Workplace, Including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) & Intermittent FMLA
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) State & Local Laws
- Disclosure & Communication with Human Resources, Supervisors & Co-Workers
- Solutions to Address Workplace Challenges
- COBRA – Continuation of Insurance Benefits If Employment Ends
- Disability – Short Term, Long Term, Social Security Disability (SSD) & Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Tips for Creating a Plan to Continue Working
- The Importance of Self Advocacy
- Questions for Our Panel of Expert
- Overview of HER2 Low Breast Cancer
- What is the HER2 Status of My Cancer? What does this Mean?
- Diagnostic Testing: What is an Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Test or Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Test
- The Role of the Pathologist
- The Role of the Genetic Counselor
- Standard Treatment Options, Including Targeted Therapy
- How Biomarker Testing Informs Treatment Decisions
- New Targeted Treatments
- Updates on Investigational New Drugs in Clinical Trials
- How Research Contributes to Treatment Options
- What’s New in the Prevention & Management of Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
- The Role of the Dietitian
- Guidelines to Prepare for Telemedicine/Telehealth Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About Quality-of-Life Concerns for HER2 Low Breast Cancer
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of the Medical & Indirect Costs of Treatment
- What to Do When Cancer Treatment Seems Unaffordable – Self Advocacy
- Talking with Your Health Care Team about Your Financial Concerns
- The Benefits & Limitations of Your Health Plans, Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Coverage
- Tips on Appealing Your Insurance & Medicare Claims & Provider Denials
- Living Wills, Health Care Proxies & Advance Health Care Directives
- Accessing Financial, Co-Payment Assistance & Medicaid Programs
- Support for the Underinsured & Uninsured, Including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) & Medicaid
- Other Resources for Financial Help
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Common Eye & Vision Changes Related to Cancer Treatments
- Discussion of Common Eye & Vision Changes, Including Causes & Risk Factors
- Tips to Manage Dry Eyes, Watery Eyes, Itching Eyes, Blepharitis, Loss of Eyelashes, Changes in Vision, Cataracts, Floaters & Flashing Lights
- The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team
- Tips to Manage Low Vision & How Eye Products Can Help You Manage Eye/Vision Changes
- Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Your Treatment Options
- Communicating with Your Health Care Team
- Guidelines for Eye Examinations & Check-Ups
- Quality-of-Life Concerns
- Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Appointments & Discussion of Open Notes
- Questions for Our Panel of Expert
- Understanding Your Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment Options
- Clinical Trial Opportunities: How Research Increases Treatment Options
- Factors That May Affect Treatment Planning
- How Your Health Care Team May Help You Address Your Care
- Participating in Decisions about Your Treatment Plans, Side Effect Prevention & Management
- Understanding the Role of Supportive Care
- The Role of Self Advocacy in Your Oncology Care
- Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns
- Preparing for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Care & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Breast Cancer in Younger Women, Including Diagnosing, Staging & ER, PR, HER2 Status
- Unique Issues for Younger Women Living with Breast Cancer
- Precision Medicine & Sequencing of Treatment
- Genetic Testing, Including BRCA Testing
- What Informs Treatment Decisions & Options
- Understanding Your Pathology Report
- Updates on Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Treatment Options
- Tools that Help Indicate What Types of Treatment Are Indicated: Surgery, Chemotherapy & Radiation Treatments
- Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
- Managing Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
- Quality-of-Life, Including Sexual Health, Pregnancy & Fertility Issues
- Practical & Emotional Coping Tips
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of the Diagnosis & Treatment of Breast Cancer in Men
- Detection of Breast Cancer in Men – Mammogram, Ultrasound, Biopsy
- Grading & Staging of Breast Cancer
- Understanding the Treatment of Breast Cancer in Men – Surgery, Radiation, Immunotherapy, Targeted Treatments
- Definition of Genetics & Genomics of Breast Cancer in Men
- Tools that Help Predict the Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence in Men
- How Genomic Testing Informs Breast Cancer Treatment Planning for Men with Breast Cancer
- Critical Role of Genetic & Genomic Testing Throughout All Stages of Breast Cancer in Men
- The Value of Early Testing to Inform Treatment Choices
- Their Role in Selecting Your Best Cancer Treatment
- The Role of the Pathologist
- The Difference Between Inherited & Acquired or Sporadic Gene Mutations
- Understanding the Types of Gene Mutations
- Genetic Testing, Including Testing for BRCA Mutations
- Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects & Long Term Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment in Men
- Follow-Up Care
- Survivorship Care Plan
- Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
- Support for Men Living With & Surviving Breast Cancer
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
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